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Chapter 121

Doctrine and Covenants 121:1

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O God, where art thou? And where is the pavilion that covereth thy hiding place?

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hiding place?

Psalms 13:1 Psalms 18:11 Psalms 102:2 Isaiah 45:15

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where

Matthew 27:46

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returned

Exodus 5:22

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temple,

2 Samuel 22:7

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Psalms 13:1

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Plead

Psalms 35:1

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Psalms 35:17

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Psalms 102:2

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judgment

Psalms 119:84

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how

Habakkuk 1:2

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forsaken

Matthew 27:46

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cheer,

Acts 23:11

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hiding place,

Doctrine and Covenants 101:89

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- **What Manner of Men and Women Ought Ye to Be?** — Lynn G. Robbins (April 2011) · Alludes to
  How do parents teach these attributes to their children?
  https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2011/04/what-manner-of-men-and-women-ought-ye-to-be?lang=eng&id=p19#p19

- **Woman—Of Infinite Worth** — Russell M. Nelson (October 1989) · Alludes to
  The Prophet Joseph Smith was taught this lesson while unjustly incarcerated in Liberty Jail—scene of so few rights, so little freedom, and so much abusive authority.
  https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/1989/10/woman-of-infinite-worth?lang=eng&id=p30#p30

- **The Nobility of Man in Choosing Good over Evil** — Alvin R. Dyer (October 1971) · Alludes to
  The effect that both good and bad habits have on our lives is all too real to be ignored.
  https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/1971/10/the-nobility-of-man-in-choosing-good-over-evil?lang=eng&id=p25#p25

- **Hosanna to the Most High God** — Ronald A. Rasband (April 2023) · Reference
  The Lord knows firsthand that mortality is hard.
  https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2023/04/53rasband?lang=eng&id=p10#p10

- **God Will Do Something Unimaginable** — Dieter F. Uchtdorf (October 2020) · Reference
  Think of Joseph Smith the Prophet while imprisoned in Liberty Jail, how he pled for relief for the suffering Saints.
  https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2020/10/28uchtdorf?lang=eng&id=p20#p20

- **The Pleasing Word of God** — Francisco J. Viñas (October 2015) · Alludes to
  These and many other afflictions inherent to this probationary state sometimes cause us to ask ourselves the same question that the Prophet Joseph Smith asked: “O God, where art thou?” (D&C 121:1).
  https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2015/10/the-pleasing-word-of-god?lang=eng&id=p11#p11

- **For Thy Good** — Richard C. Edgley (April 2002) · Alludes to
  When the Prophet Joseph Smith, suffering what had to be one of his darkest moments while confined to the dungeon called Liberty Jail, cried out, “O God, where art thou?” (D&C 121:1), the Lord comforted him with these words: “Know thou, my son, that all these things shall give thee experience, and shall be for thy good” (D&C 122:7).
  https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2002/04/for-thy-good?lang=eng&id=p6#p6

- **“Behold, We Count Them Happy Which Endure”** — Robert D. Hales (April 1998) · Alludes to
  Imprisoned at Liberty, Missouri, and experiencing deep, emotional temporal feelings that his own hardships and the tests and trials of the Saints would never cease, Joseph prayed: “O God, where art thou?
  https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/1998/04/behold-we-count-them-happy-which-endure?lang=eng&id=p12#p12

- **The Greatest Miracle in Human History** — Gordon B. Hinckley (April 1994) · Alludes to
  On another occasion Joseph had been incarcerated in another jail, that in Liberty, Missouri.
  https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/1994/04/the-greatest-miracle-in-human-history?lang=eng&id=p42#p42

- **The Language of Prayer** — Dallin H. Oaks (April 1993) · Alludes to
  “Remember thy suffering saints, O our God; and thy servants will rejoice in thy name forever” (D&C 121:1, 6).
  https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/1993/04/the-language-of-prayer?lang=eng&id=p24#p24

- **Receiving Divine Assistance through the Grace of the Lord** — Gene R. Cook (April 1993) · Alludes to
  Yes, one might even cry out: “O God, where art thou?
  https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/1993/04/receiving-divine-assistance-through-the-grace-of-the-lord?lang=eng&id=p8#p8

- **Hope in Christ** — Barbara W. Winder (October 1986) · Alludes to
  Which of us has not known disappointment, discouragement, and despair?
  https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/1986/10/hope-in-christ?lang=eng&id=p10#p10

- **“What Hath God Wrought through His Servant Joseph!”** — Gordon B. Hinckley (April 1980) · Alludes to
  Bereft, destitute, lonely, he cried out in those circumstances: “O God, where art thou?” (D&C 121:1).
  https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/1980/04/what-hath-god-wrought-through-his-servant-joseph?lang=eng&id=p22#p22

- **A Time of Testing** — Henry D. Taylor (October 1971) · Alludes to
  “Thy friends do stand by thee, and they shall hail thee again with warm hearts and friendly hands.” (D&C 121:1, 7–9.)
  https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/1971/10/a-time-of-testing?lang=eng&id=p14#p14

- **He Knows You by Name** — Clement M. Matswagothata (April 2026) · Reference
  When life feels unfair and confusing, in those dark moments when you are tempted to ask, “O God, where art thou?” please remember this powerful truth: He knows you.
  https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2026/04/29matswagothata?lang=eng&id=p_n7Lqi#p_n7Lqi

- **The Joy of a Covenant Relationship with God** — Thierry K. Mutombo (April 2026) · Reference
  We experienced the death of four of our children at the beginning of our marriage.
  https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2026/04/47mutombo?lang=eng&id=p_kMzbR#p_kMzbR

- **Proved and Strengthened in Christ** — Henry B. Eyring (October 2025) · Reference
  “How long shall thy hand be stayed?”
  https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2025/10/47eyring?lang=eng&id=p_xyBKA#p_xyBKA

- **Call, Don’t Fall** — Taylor G. Godoy (April 2024) · Reference
  Perhaps there is someone right now who, due to circumstances, feels like they are about to fall and would like to call like Joseph Smith did when he cried out: “O God, where art thou?
  https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2024/04/52godoy?lang=eng&id=p28#p28

- **Our Relationship with God** — D. Todd Christofferson (April 2022) · Reference
  The Prophet Joseph Smith languished in jail at Liberty, Missouri, powerless to help the Saints as they were pillaged and driven from their homes in the bitter cold of winter.
  https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2022/04/41christofferson?lang=eng&id=p18#p18

- **Christ Heals That Which Is Broken** — Amy A. Wright (April 2022) · Reference
  Waiting upon the Lord can be a sacred place—a place of polishing and refining where we can come to know the Savior in a deeply personal way.
  https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2022/04/42wright?lang=eng&id=p26#p26

- **The Faith to Ask and Then to Act** — Henry B. Eyring (October 2021) · Reference
  I know from experience that answers will come to fit your needs and your spiritual preparation.
  https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2021/10/38eyring?lang=eng&id=p5#p5

- **Not as the World Giveth** — Jeffrey R. Holland (April 2021) · Reference
  And what are those principles?
  https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2021/04/23holland?lang=eng&id=p11#p11

- **Waiting on the Lord** — Jeffrey R. Holland (October 2020) · Reference
  “O God, where art thou?” we hear from the depths of Liberty Jail.
  https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2020/10/57holland?lang=eng&id=p4#p4

- **The Atonement of Jesus Christ** — Tad R. Callister (April 2019) · Reference
  How does He accomplish this?
  https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2019/04/45callister?lang=eng&id=p23#p23

- **The Immediate Goodness of God** — Kyle S. McKay (April 2019) · Reference
  So it was with a young prophet who suffered to the brink in the dank of a dungeon before finally crying out: “O God, where art thou?
  https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2019/04/55mckay?lang=eng&id=p7#p7

- **Lift Up Your Head and Rejoice** — M. Joseph Brough (October 2018) · Reference
  Joseph Smith confronted a hard thing in Liberty Jail.
  https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2018/10/lift-up-your-head-and-rejoice?lang=eng&id=p8#p8

- **Waiting upon the Lord: Thy Will Be Done** — Robert D. Hales (October 2011) · Reference
  I think about Joseph Smith, who suffered illness as a boy and persecution throughout his life.
  https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2011/10/waiting-upon-the-lord-thy-will-be-done?lang=eng&id=p7#p7

- **Adversity** — Henry B. Eyring (April 2009) · Reference
  “How long shall thy hand be stayed, and thine eye, yea thy pure eye, behold from the eternal heavens the wrongs of thy people and of thy servants, and thine ear be penetrated with their cries?”
  https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2009/04/adversity?lang=eng&id=p16#p16

- **The Test** — Boyd K. Packer (October 2008) · Reference
  “How long shall thy hand be stayed, and thine eye, yea thy pure eye, behold from the eternal heavens the wrongs of thy people and of thy servants, and thine ear be penetrated with their cries?”
  https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2008/10/the-test?lang=eng&id=p8#p8

- **“Hope Ya Know, We Had a Hard Time”** — Quentin L. Cook (October 2008) · Reference
  “And then, if thou endure it well, God shall exalt thee on high.”
  https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2008/10/hope-ya-know-we-had-a-hard-time?lang=eng&id=p12#p12

- **After the Fourth Day** — W. Mark Bassett (April 2023) · Quote
  > “O God, where art thou? And where is the pavilion that covereth thy hiding place?”
  Even the Prophet Joseph Smith faced an enormous fourth-day experience.
  https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2023/04/55bassett?lang=eng&id=p15#p15

- **We Can Do Hard Things through Him** — Isaac K. Morrison (October 2022) · Quote
  > “O God, where art thou? And where is the pavilion that covereth thy hiding place?”
  During the terrible days in Liberty Jail, Joseph Smith cried out: “O God, where art thou?
  https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2022/10/56morrison?lang=eng&id=p19#p19

- **Personal Peace in Challenging Times** — Quentin L. Cook (October 2021) · Quote
  > “O God, where art thou? And where is the pavilion that covereth thy hiding place?”
  I was deeply moved as I read what the Prophet Joseph Smith declared as he was confined in Liberty Jail: “O God, where art thou?
  https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2021/10/46cook?lang=eng&id=p2#p2

- **Remember Thy Suffering Saints, O Our God** — Anthony D. Perkins (October 2021) · Quote
  > “O God, where art thou? And where is the pavilion that covereth thy hiding place?”
  Second, Heavenly Father is intimately aware of your suffering.
  https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2021/10/53perkins?lang=eng&id=p11#p11

- **Peace, Be Still** — Lisa L. Harkness (October 2020) · Quote
  > “O God, where art thou? And where is the pavilion that covereth thy hiding place?”
  There is a mortal tendency, even a temptation, when we find ourselves in the middle of trials, troubles, or afflictions to cry out, “Master, carest thou not that I perish?
  https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2020/10/42harkness?lang=eng&id=p10#p10

- **Where Is the Pavilion?** — Henry B. Eyring (October 2012) · Quote
  > “O God, where art thou? And where is the pavilion that covereth thy hiding place?”
  In the depths of his anguish in Liberty Jail, the Prophet Joseph Smith cried out: “O God, where art thou?
  https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2012/10/where-is-the-pavilion?lang=eng&id=p3#p3

- **Faith in Adversity** — Rafael E. Pino (April 2009) · Quote
  > “O God, where art thou? And where is the pavilion that covereth thy hiding place?”
  The Prophet Joseph Smith, who knew a lot about the storms of life, exclaimed in anguish during one of his most difficult moments: “O God, where art thou?
  https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2009/04/faith-in-adversity?lang=eng&id=p21#p21

- **Finding a Safe Harbor** — Joseph B. Wirthlin (April 2000) · Quote
  > God, where art thou? And where is the pavilion that covereth thy hiding place?”
  The Prophet Joseph Smith, who knew much about the storms of life, during one of his darkest moments cried in anguish: “[My] God, where art thou?
  https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2000/04/finding-a-safe-harbor?lang=eng&id=p37#p37

- **“If Thou Endure It Well”** — Marvin J. Ashton (October 1984) · Quote
  > “O God, where art thou? And where is the pavilion that covereth thy hiding place?”
  “O God, where art thou?
  https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/1984/10/if-thou-endure-it-well?lang=eng&id=p13#p13

What Manner of Men and Women Ought Ye to Be?

Lynn G. Robbins April 2011 Sunday Afternoon Session

How do parents teach these attributes to their children?

Alludes to High confidence
Woman—Of Infinite Worth

Russell M. Nelson October 1989 Saturday Afternoon Session

The Prophet Joseph Smith was taught this lesson while unjustly incarcerated in Liberty Jail—scene of so few rights, so little freedom, and so much abusive authority.

Alludes to High confidence
The Nobility of Man in Choosing Good over Evil

Alvin R. Dyer October 1971 Sunday Morning Session

The effect that both good and bad habits have on our lives is all too real to be ignored.

Alludes to High confidence
Hosanna to the Most High God

Ronald A. Rasband April 2023 Sunday Afternoon Session

The Lord knows firsthand that mortality is hard.

Reference Verified
God Will Do Something Unimaginable

Dieter F. Uchtdorf October 2020 Saturday Afternoon Session

Think of Joseph Smith the Prophet while imprisoned in Liberty Jail, how he pled for relief for the suffering Saints.

Reference Verified
The Pleasing Word of God

Francisco J. Viñas October 2015 Saturday Morning Session

These and many other afflictions inherent to this probationary state sometimes cause us to ask ourselves the same question that the Prophet Joseph Smith asked: “O God, where art thou?” (D&C 121:1).

Alludes to High confidence
For Thy Good

Richard C. Edgley April 2002 Sunday Morning Session

When the Prophet Joseph Smith, suffering what had to be one of his darkest moments while confined to the dungeon called Liberty Jail, cried out, “O God, where art thou?” (D&C 121:1), the Lord comforted him with these words: “Know thou, my son, that all these things shall give thee experience, and shall be for thy good” (D&C 122:7).

Alludes to High confidence
“Behold, We Count Them Happy Which Endure”

Robert D. Hales April 1998 Sunday Afternoon Session

Imprisoned at Liberty, Missouri, and experiencing deep, emotional temporal feelings that his own hardships and the tests and trials of the Saints would never cease, Joseph prayed: “O God, where art thou?

Alludes to High confidence
The Greatest Miracle in Human History

Gordon B. Hinckley April 1994 Sunday Morning Session

On another occasion Joseph had been incarcerated in another jail, that in Liberty, Missouri.

Alludes to High confidence
The Language of Prayer

Dallin H. Oaks April 1993 Saturday Morning Session

“Remember thy suffering saints, O our God; and thy servants will rejoice in thy name forever” (D&C 121:1, 6).

Alludes to High confidence
Receiving Divine Assistance through the Grace of the Lord

Gene R. Cook April 1993 Sunday Afternoon Session

Yes, one might even cry out: “O God, where art thou?

Alludes to High confidence
Hope in Christ

Barbara W. Winder October 1986 General Women’s Meeting

Which of us has not known disappointment, discouragement, and despair?

Alludes to High confidence
“What Hath God Wrought through His Servant Joseph!”

Gordon B. Hinckley April 1980 Sunday Morning Session

Bereft, destitute, lonely, he cried out in those circumstances: “O God, where art thou?” (D&C 121:1).

Alludes to High confidence
A Time of Testing

Henry D. Taylor October 1971 Friday Morning Session

“Thy friends do stand by thee, and they shall hail thee again with warm hearts and friendly hands.” (D&C 121:1, 7–9.)

Alludes to High confidence
He Knows You by Name

Clement M. Matswagothata April 2026 Saturday Afternoon Session

When life feels unfair and confusing, in those dark moments when you are tempted to ask, “O God, where art thou?” please remember this powerful truth: He knows you.

Reference Verified
The Joy of a Covenant Relationship with God

Thierry K. Mutombo April 2026 Sunday Morning Session

We experienced the death of four of our children at the beginning of our marriage.

Reference Verified
Proved and Strengthened in Christ

Henry B. Eyring October 2025 Sunday Morning Session

“How long shall thy hand be stayed?”

Reference Verified
Call, Don’t Fall

Taylor G. Godoy April 2024 Sunday Afternoon Session

Perhaps there is someone right now who, due to circumstances, feels like they are about to fall and would like to call like Joseph Smith did when he cried out: “O God, where art thou?

Reference Verified
Our Relationship with God

D. Todd Christofferson April 2022 Sunday Morning Session

The Prophet Joseph Smith languished in jail at Liberty, Missouri, powerless to help the Saints as they were pillaged and driven from their homes in the bitter cold of winter.

Reference Verified
Christ Heals That Which Is Broken

Amy A. Wright April 2022 Sunday Morning Session

Waiting upon the Lord can be a sacred place—a place of polishing and refining where we can come to know the Savior in a deeply personal way.

Reference Verified
The Faith to Ask and Then to Act

Henry B. Eyring October 2021 Saturday Evening Session

I know from experience that answers will come to fit your needs and your spiritual preparation.

Reference Verified
Not as the World Giveth

Jeffrey R. Holland April 2021 Saturday Afternoon Session

And what are those principles?

Reference Verified
Waiting on the Lord

Jeffrey R. Holland October 2020 Sunday Afternoon Session

“O God, where art thou?” we hear from the depths of Liberty Jail.

Reference Verified
The Atonement of Jesus Christ

Tad R. Callister April 2019 Sunday Morning Session

How does He accomplish this?

Reference Verified
The Immediate Goodness of God

Kyle S. McKay April 2019 Sunday Afternoon Session

So it was with a young prophet who suffered to the brink in the dank of a dungeon before finally crying out: “O God, where art thou?

Reference Verified
Lift Up Your Head and Rejoice

M. Joseph Brough October 2018 Saturday Morning Session

Joseph Smith confronted a hard thing in Liberty Jail.

Reference Verified
Waiting upon the Lord: Thy Will Be Done

Robert D. Hales October 2011 Sunday Morning Session

I think about Joseph Smith, who suffered illness as a boy and persecution throughout his life.

Reference Verified
Adversity

Henry B. Eyring April 2009 Saturday Morning Session

“How long shall thy hand be stayed, and thine eye, yea thy pure eye, behold from the eternal heavens the wrongs of thy people and of thy servants, and thine ear be penetrated with their cries?”

Reference Verified
The Test

Boyd K. Packer October 2008 Sunday Afternoon Session

“How long shall thy hand be stayed, and thine eye, yea thy pure eye, behold from the eternal heavens the wrongs of thy people and of thy servants, and thine ear be penetrated with their cries?”

Reference Verified
“Hope Ya Know, We Had a Hard Time”

Quentin L. Cook October 2008 Sunday Afternoon Session

“And then, if thou endure it well, God shall exalt thee on high.”

Reference Verified
After the Fourth Day

W. Mark Bassett April 2023 Sunday Afternoon Session

“O God, where art thou? And where is the pavilion that covereth thy hiding place?”

Quote Verified
We Can Do Hard Things through Him

Isaac K. Morrison October 2022 Sunday Afternoon Session

“O God, where art thou? And where is the pavilion that covereth thy hiding place?”

Quote Verified
Personal Peace in Challenging Times

Quentin L. Cook October 2021 Sunday Morning Session

“O God, where art thou? And where is the pavilion that covereth thy hiding place?”

Quote Verified
Remember Thy Suffering Saints, O Our God

Anthony D. Perkins October 2021 Sunday Afternoon Session

“O God, where art thou? And where is the pavilion that covereth thy hiding place?”

Quote Verified
Peace, Be Still

Lisa L. Harkness October 2020 Sunday Morning Session

“O God, where art thou? And where is the pavilion that covereth thy hiding place?”

Quote Verified
Where Is the Pavilion?

Henry B. Eyring October 2012 Sunday Morning Session

“O God, where art thou? And where is the pavilion that covereth thy hiding place?”

Quote Verified
Faith in Adversity

Rafael E. Pino April 2009 Saturday Afternoon Session

“O God, where art thou? And where is the pavilion that covereth thy hiding place?”

Quote High confidence
Finding a Safe Harbor

Joseph B. Wirthlin April 2000 Sunday Morning Session

God, where art thou? And where is the pavilion that covereth thy hiding place?”

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“If Thou Endure It Well”

Marvin J. Ashton October 1984 Saturday Afternoon Session

“O God, where art thou? And where is the pavilion that covereth thy hiding place?”

Quote High confidence

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